Garment-supporter



(No Model.)

H. A. SEYMOUR.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.-

Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. SEYMOUR, OF VVA SHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,997, dated March 16,1886.

Application filed October 28, 1885. Serial No. 181,163. (No model.)

clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-' pertains to make and use the same.

Hy invention relates to an improvement in garment-supporters; and it consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and

a pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the loop. Fig. 3isasimilar view of the button; Fig. 4, an edge view of the loop and button secured in place; and Fig. 5 is a view of a modification.

A represents a main strap, of any suitable material, and B the supplemental strap, secured to the lower end thereof. The loop B is struck up from a strip of sheet metal, and

u consists, essentially, of a large opening, a, a

restricted or narrower opening, I), the latter forming a continuation of the opening a, and a base or body, 0. This base or body 0 is provided with curved side flanges, d, adapted to overlap the meeting side edges of the main and supplemental straps, and with the prongs e,

- formed integral with the body of the loop and adapted to be passed through the meeting ends of both straps. These prongs are arranged in the direction of the length of the Warp-threads forming the straps A, and are adapted to be passed through the strap between the said threads without injuring or weakening the strap. The supplemental strap (which can be acontinuation of the main strap or a separate piece) is secured to the main. strap at a point above the lower end thereof, as shown, and is provided at its lower end with the plate 13'', having the button B rigidly secured thereon. This buttonplate is preferably shaped as shown, having two or more sharp ends or prongs adapted to be passed through the supplementary strap and clinched on the under side thereof for securing it in position, and is provided with a centrally-located button the shank of which is preferably riveted to the button-plate.

The main and supplementary straps are preferably formed from a single piece of material by folding the strap back on itself and securing the loop-plate thereto by passing the prongs 6 through the two thicknesses of material and bending down by a press or any suitable mechanism the side flanges, d, which, as before stated, overlap the side edges of the strap and assist materially in taking the strain fromthe prongs 6.

Instead of forming the main and supplemental straps from a single piece of material, they can be formed of two parts, as follows: The upper end of the supplemental strap can be placed against the lower end of the main strap and the loop-plate secured to both straps by passing the prongs through the same and bending the side flanges down over the edges of both straps.

Instead of either of the above constructions, the straps can be formed continuous without folding, as shown in Fig. 5; but in this case the supplemental strap must be slightly longer 'than the supplemental straps shown in the other figures,to permit the same to be conveir iently manipulated.

In using my device, the upper end of the hose or a section of a garment is placed between the loop 13 and the button and the button elevated until it rests opposite the opening a of the loop. By pressing the button and loop toward each other the button is forced into the opening a, carrying with it the section of the garment or hose, and by pulling up on the loop or pressing down on the button the latter is forced into the restricted opening 12 of the loop and securely locks the garment against withdrawal. By elevating the button the garment can be withdrawn Without difficulty.

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The garment-supporter consisting of the main strap attached to a suitable suspending strap, the main strap having at its lower end a 

